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  1. Second Summer

    Welcome to North Macedonia!

    A bit of what sounds like good news today: More: Welcome to North Macedonia: parliament votes for name change (20. Oct. 2018) The current official name is "The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" or something like that, which in addition to sounding a bit daft is not accepted by Greece...
  2. Second Summer

    Troubled times in the European Union

    While the immigration crisis and the economic disaster in Greece have died down a bit and have been off the media's radar for a while, we still have Brexit in progress and Eurosceptic populists are gaining power in Italy. There are also the ongoing problems with rightwing governments in Poland...
  3. Second Summer

    Animal Rights MPs reject inclusion of animal sentience in EU Withdrawal Bill

    More: MPs vote to reject inclusion of animal sentience in Withdrawal Bill - Farming UK News (16. November 2017) Is this the sort of thing we must expect when Brexit is being shaped by the Tories? The top comment a the moment: "What sort of a dimwit would you need to be NOT to realise that...
  4. Second Summer

    UK Brexit - should the UK leave the EU?

    Apparently, UK voters are now divided more or less 50/50 on the issue. Prime minister Cameron has made four demands for EU reforms: More: EU warning for David Cameron ahead of reform talks - BBC News (17. December 2015) Do you think the UK should leave the EU? Stay in the EU? Only stay if...